UFC 6: Clash of the Titans was the sixth mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on July 14, 1995, at the Casper Events Center in Casper, Wyoming. The event was seen live on pay per view in the United States, and later released on home video.
| UFC 6: Shamrock vs. Severn | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 6: Shamrock vs. Severn | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | July 14, 1995 | |||
| Venue | Casper Events Center | |||
| City | Casper, Wyoming | |||
| Attendance | 2,700 | |||
| Buyrate | 240,000[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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History
editUFC 6 featured the crowning of the first UFC Champion to win the title in a non-tournament format.[2] The champion would be the winner of UFC 6. Also there was second special attraction match, called 'The Superfight' (later promoted heavyweight champion), which continued from UFC 5 as there was no official winner in the previous Superfight.[2] UFC 6 also featured an eight-man tournament, and two alternate fights which were not shown on the live pay-per-view broadcast. The tournament had no weight classes, or weight limits. Each match had no rounds; therefore no judges were used for the night. A 20-minute time limit was imposed for the quarterfinal and semi-final round matches in the tournament. The finals of the tournament and the Superfight had a 30-minute time limit and, if necessary, a five-minute overtime.
This event continued the Superfight format from UFC 5 to determine the reigning UFC champion for tournament winners to face. Ken Shamrock remained in the spot and his opponent was UFC 5 champion Dan Severn in a championship match dubbed as "The Clash of the Titans".
The referee for the night was 'Big' John McCarthy, and Michael Buffer served as the guest ring announcer for the night. Ron Van Clief served as the UFC's first and only commissioner at the event.[3] Taimak officiated the preliminary bouts at UFC 6 as well as UFC 7.[3]
Results
edit| Superfight Championship | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| N/A | Ken Shamrock | def. | Dan Severn | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2:14 | [a] | |
| Finals | |||||||
| N/A | Oleg Taktarov | def. | Tank Abbott | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 17:47 | ||
| Semifinals | |||||||
| N/A | Tank Abbott | def. | Paul Varelans | TKO (punches) | 1:53 | ||
| N/A | Oleg Taktarov | def. | Anthony Macias | Submission (guillotine choke) | 0:09 | [b] | |
| Quarterfinals | |||||||
| N/A | Tank Abbott | def. | John Matua | KO (punch) | 0:20 | ||
| N/A | Paul Varelans | def. | Cal Worsham | KO (elbow) | 1:02 | ||
| N/A | Patrick Smith | def. | Rudyard Moncayo | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1:08 | ||
| N/A | Oleg Taktarov | def. | Dave Beneteau | Submission (guillotine) | 0:57 | ||
| Alternate bouts | |||||||
| N/A | Joel Sutton | def. | Jack McLaughlin | TKO (submission to punches) | 2:01 | ||
| N/A | Anthony Macias | def. | He-Man Ali Gipson | TKO (submission to punches) | 3:06 | ||
- ^ Shamrock defeated Severn via submission (guillotine choke) at 2:14 to become the first UFC Superfight Champion.
- ^ Macias replaced Patrick Smith, who could not continue due to stomach cramps.
UFC 6 Bracket
edit| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
 Tank Abbott (Wrestling)
| KO | |||||||||||||
| John Matua (Kapu Kuialua)
| 0:20 | |||||||||||||
| Tank Abbott
| TKO | |||||||||||||
| Paul Varelans
| 1:53 | |||||||||||||
| Paul Varelans (Wrestling)
| KO | |||||||||||||
| Cal Worsham (Boxing)
| 1:02 | |||||||||||||
| Tank Abbott
| 17:45 | |||||||||||||
 Oleg Taktarov
| SUB | |||||||||||||
| Patrick Smith (Taekwondo)
| SUB | |||||||||||||
 Rudyard Moncayo (American Kenpo)
| 1:08 | |||||||||||||
| Anthony Macias 1
| 0:09 | |||||||||||||
| Oleg Taktarov
| SUB | |||||||||||||
| Oleg Taktarov (Sambo)
| SUB | |||||||||||||
 Dave Beneteau (Wrestling)
| 0:57 | |||||||||||||
1Patrick Smith was forced to withdraw due to injury. He was replaced by Anthony Macias.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Meltzer, Dave (2008-09-29). "Ken Shamrock's greatest hits - UFC - Yahoo! Sports". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
- ^ a b Meltzer, Dave (April 8, 2009). "Relive UFC 6: Clash of the Titans". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved April 8, 2009.
- ^ a b McCarthy, "Big" John (2011). Let's Get It On!: The Making of MMA and Its Ultimate Referee. Medallion Press. p. 190. ISBN 978-1-60542-200-8.